Cocaine found in downtown Cleveland hotel room where son of Greek billionaire found dead, police say

Socrates Kokkalis Jr., 34, the son of a Greek billionaire, died in downtown Cleveland. Courtesy Olympiacos Football Club

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Three baggies of cocaine were found inside the downtown Cleveland hotel room where the son of a Greek billionaire died, according to police reports.

Socrates S. Kokkalis, 34, died in a suspected drug overdose, according to police reports. An official cause of death will be determined by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner.

Kokkalis is the son of Socrates P. Kokkalis Sr., a Greek business tycoon, according to CNN Greece. The elder Kokkalis is the founder of Intracom, a Greek telecommunications giant and was accused in 2002 of being a spy for East Germany beginning in 1963.

Intracom is the largest telecommunications company in southeastern Europe and has some 5,700 employees, according to the company's website.

The elder Kokkalis is the chairman of the Greek soccer team Olympiacos. His son served as vice president of the team and was the executive in charge of business development for Intracom, according to the soccer team's website.

"His premature passing...left the entire Olympiacos family in mourning for the unexpected loss of our Club's Vice-president B,'" the statement says.

The Capital in Greece reported that the younger Kokkalis was in Cleveland on a business trip related to a sports betting project.

Kokkalis Jr. was staying at the Mariott Hotel on West Mall Drive in downtown Cleveland, according to a Cleveland police report.

Police and an ambulance were called to his room about 2:45 p.m. Saturday for a report body found in the room, according to police report.

Three baggies of cocaine were found inside the room, according to the police report. It appeared he died about 12 hours prior to being found, the police report says.